Wave-motor.



` T. H. SBTTLB.

WAVE MOTOR.

i APPLICATION FILED AUG. 3, 1908.

Patented v Oct, 20, -1908.

cableA 10 runs to the *UNITED sTATEs rritioMAs'H. sE'r'igfii,V or Los ANGELES, CALIFORNIA.

WAVE-MOTOR.

Patented Oct. 20,` 1908.

To all whom it may concern:

Ile it known that I, Tiio'MAs H. SETTLE, a citizen of the United States, residing in the city of Los Angeles, county of Los Angeles, and `:State of California, ha veiinvented new and useful 4Iinproven'ients in lVave-Motors, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to means forntiliz-- ing the projectile powerl of wa ves on the surface of a body lof water for the purpose of- .,running machinery, is to providesiniple and the object, thereof andeticient and automatically .readjiisted mechanism for that purpose. I accomplish this object lbytlie i'neehanism described herein and illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which; Figure 1 is a side 'elevation partly in sec` tion of my improved power mechanism. Fig. 2 is a plan of the parts shown in Fig. l.

In the drawings I have sh own vonly a portion of the wharf mechanism, the balance being omitted for clear-ness of illustrati-on. lOuter piles 5 are drive-nl in the bed of the body of water a suitable distance from the shore thereof cured a superstructure (i, upon which superstructure are bearings 7 in which isv revolubly mounted power shaft. Sr Upon the outer end of power shaft 8 is the transniission pulley 9 around which the transmission driven machinery not shown. Upon the power shaft near the ends thereofA` vare loosely mounted sheaves 1l..

These 'sheaves carry dogs 12 which engage -with iatcliets 13 rigidly secured upon the power shaft "and4 forni a clutch. Upon sheaves ll are received cables 14 which are -prefe'irably wound with one or more turns L around the sheaves. -40

To the outer ends of cables 14 are secured the takeup weights 15 4which prevent slack 'forming in the cable in the'operation of the device. The inner ends of cables 14 are secured to the power apron 16 atthe' ends and at the lower edge thereof. lThese power aprons `are as long and as wide as may be desired to .produce the necessary power and lwilll be proportioned to the; strength point wl'iei'elused. Secured Ito the-upper edge and at eacn end 'of the power apron ,tigre the supporting arms/'1T in theupper ends otv which are mounted gi'ooved pulleys 18, These pulleys traye] upon cables 19 which are secured to the inner piles 2t) at. one end and to theo-liter piles at the other end. Cables I l) are secured at a higher ele and upon. these piles'is of the waves at the carrying the powerapron toward'the outer piles.

In the operation of my device the waves will 'he rolling from the direction of the outer piles to the inner .piles and will im- "pinge against the power apron and -arry the same along with it toward the shore. As the tates the power shaft to drive cable 10 in the direction indicated by the arrow thereby operating the driven mechanism. Vhen the force of the wave has been spent the undertow together with the weight of the power 19 will cause the power apron to travel back toward the outer piles to meet the next incoming wave. i

In practice there would be a plurality ot' power aprons to operate at different distances from the power shaft so as to produce a continuous steady power upon the sary to illustrate the principles in my invention.

l. it wave motor comprising a power apron; a pi'iwer shaft; clutch mechanism secured upon said power shaft; cables running over said clutch mechanism land secured to the power apron; means secured to said cables to take up the slack thereof; supporting means forv the upper portion of said power'aprons, said supporting means being set at an angle to cause the travel-of the power apron toward the power shaft; and means to utilize the revolutions of the power shaft.

'2i In a wave motor a traveling power apronga power shaft; means to-cause a travel. of the power apronftowartlthe power shaft; means connected to the power apron and the pow/er shaft torevolvev the power ,shaft upon the travel `'of the power apron away'from .the shaft; and means to utilize the revolutions of the power shaft.

described my invention what I power shaft; 'cables Secured to lsaid power ing the other ends of said cables at a higher shaft supporting means; means for support-- power apron moves toward the shore it roi `vation on theinnei1 Piles than on the outer'^` piles sothat the tendency of. the pulleys 18 is to, travel toward the outer piles, thereby apron and the pitch of the support-ing cables power shaft zu' all times. vI have shown only one power apron as one is all that is neces` idoolv p 3. In a wavemotor a power shaft; means to support said shaft at a distance from the; shore; clutch mechanism secured upon said elevation; a power apron; cables running from Jshelower edge f sa1d power aprolrto v .and a/rundthe clutches on the power shaft;

counterbalancng weights on the endsof said last cablesysupportng arnis secured to the v'ends of said power apron; pulleys mounted .n the upper ends of said arms arranged t0 *travel upon the cables 'running from the.

power shaft; supporting means vtoward;,the

l' l WVitnesses:

Gr. E. HARPHAM, g B. AUSTIN. 

